Hot food takeaway at 76 High Street, Dumbarton

“DC25/083/FUL:Change of use from 1A to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of a new flue at 76 High Street, Dumbarton, G82 1PQ by [name withheld] 1.REASON FOR REPORT 1.1The application has been subject to a substantial body of objection. Under the terms of the approved Scheme of Delegation, it therefore requires to be determined by the Planning Committee. 2.RECOMMENDATION 2.1Grant planning permission subject to the conditions set out in Section 9 below.”

“Glencairn House, which is currently being redeveloped to form a new public library, and museum lies to the opposite side of High Street. 3.2The application site is located within both Dumbarton Town Centre and the Core Town Centre, as identified in the respective Proposals Maps of the Local Plan and proposed Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2). The site is further located within the Dumbarton Town Centre Conservation Area.”

“4.CONSULTATIONS 4.1West Dunbartonshire Council Roads Service No objections subject to condition relating to public utility prints to be reviewed prior to any excavation works being undertaken. 4.2West Dunbartonshire Council Environmental Health Service No objections subject to conditions relating to vehicle delivery times during construction, construction hours, ventilation systems and waste provisions.”

“In addition, no changes are proposed by the application to the frontage of the building and as such an appropriate active frontage would remain. 7.18In regard to part c of Policy 27, it is considered that given there is one hot food takeaway with the core town centre and six within the town centre as a whole that the addition of one further hot food takeaway would not constitute in an over provision.”

“Any system for discharging cooking odours approved under condition 1 shall be fully implemented inclusive of high-level discharge flue in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the use hereby permitted.”

“Noise from either within the hot food takeaway premises or the ventilation system hereby permitted shall not give rise to a noise level within any dwelling or other noise sensitive building assessed with the windows open in excess of the equivalent to Noise Rating Curve 35, between 07:00 and 20:00 hours, and Noise Rating Curve 25 at all other times, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority.”